Suryakumar Yadav made a memorable captaincy debut in international cricket as he slammed a breathtaking half-century to script India’s thrilling two-wicket victory over Australia in the first T20I in Visakhapatnam on Thursday (November 23).

Chasing 209 to win, the Men in Blue were struggling at 22/2 but Surya produced a dazzling knock of 80 in just 42 balls to put the hosts in a commanding position.

Ishan Kishan also returned with a stunning half-century (58 off 39 balls) while Rinku Singh played a crucial cameo of 14-ball 22* to take India over the finishing line with one delivery to spare.

After India pulled off their highest successful chase in T20Is, Suryakumar Yadav praised the team's resilience and ability to perform under pressure. He also mentioned that leading the Indian team is a big moment for him.

"Very happy with the way the boys played. Was very happy with their energy, we were put under pressure but the way everyone showed up was amazing. It's a proud moment, very proud moment, everytime you play, you think about representing India but coming out here and captaining India is a big moment," Surya said in the post-match presentation.

Suryakumar chose to field first keeping in mind the dew factor that made batting more favourable in the second half.

"Thought there will be a little bit of dew but there wasn't. It isn't a big ground and I knew batting will get easy. Thought they might get 230-235 but the bowlers did really well. Just enjoy and express yourself. We've been in such situations many times in franchise cricket, just told Ishan to enjoy himself," he added.

Suryakumar Yadav made it clear that he doesn't feel any burden of captaincy as he tries to enjoy his batting as much as possible.

"We knew what was going to happen. I left the luggage of captaincy in the dressing room. I try to enjoy my batting. The atmosphere was amazing, thanks to the crowd. Was great to see how the boys kept their nerves. Was great to see Rinku, the situation was tailor-made for him. He was calm and collected, calmed me down a little bit. Incredible achievement from the bowlers to restrict them to this total after the 16th over," he remarked.

With this victory, India took a 1-0 lead in the five-match T20I series. The second T20I will be played in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday (November 26).